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What's New in Twin Cities Health Care GRANT FUNDS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR CHILDREN IN FAMILIES WITH HEREDITARY CANCER Anna Leininger, M.S., certified genetic counselor at Minnesota Oncology, is part of a national team recently awarded the 2012 Cancer SIG Grant Award by the National Society of Genetic Counselors. The grant funds development of a new resource guide, "Parents' Disclosure of BRCA Results to Their Pre-Teens and Adolescents: Development of a Resource Guide." This publication will provide a structural frame- work for planning and guiding the disclosure of familial BRCA mutations to children at an age-appropriate level. The goals of this publication will be to increase knowledge, promote positive health behaviors and im- prove self-efficacy, and will provide a simple but accurate guide and thesaurus offering straightforward ways to express complex terms and concepts associated with genetics and cancer. HEALTHPARTNERS PHYSICIAN APPOINTED CO-CHAIR FOR OBESITY PREVENTION EFFORT Thomas Kottke, M.D., a HealthPartners cardiologist and Medical Director for Evidence-Based Health, has been named Physician Co-Chair for the Twin Cities Obesity Prevention Coalition. The coalition, a project of the Twin Cities Medical Society, is a grassroots network of physicians, individuals and organizations working to put community strategies in place to reduce the incidence of obesity among children and adults. As physician co-chair, Dr. Kottke will guide physician members in educating and advocating for healthful eating and active living strategies with local elected officials. Dr. Kottke's co-chair for the coalition is Courtney Baechler, M.D., M.S.C.E. HEALTHPARTNERS, REGIONS REDUCE PREVENTABLE HOSPITAL VISITS A new program at HealthPartners and Regions Hospital reduced preventable hospital visits by 65% among patients who frequently sought care in the emergency department. The program was named "Most Innovative" by the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) and was selected from 750 abstracts to be presented at the SHM annual meeting in San Diego. "This pilot study suggests that individual care plans can significantly improve care for this vulnerable subgroup of patients and lower health care costs," says Rick Hilger, M.D., a HealthPartners hospitalist at Regions Hospital. The care plan summary report can be found at www.healthpartners.com. ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN SURGEONS TAKE MINIMALLY INVASIVE TO NEW LEVEL Eric Johnson, M.D., assisted by Dan Dunn, M.D., successfully removed gallbladders from two pa- tients at Abbott Northwestern Hospital recently, becoming the first physicians in Minnesota to perform single-site "belly button" surgery using the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System. "It works great," says the first patient, Terry Brashear of Minneapolis. "I left the hospital at 12:30 p.m. and haven't needed pain medication since midnight." s Specializing in Non-Surgical Treatment of Neck & Back Pain Musculoskeletal Pain Specialist (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Consultations Specialized Treatment Protocols ü Disc Pathology ü Pregnancy/Post-Partum ü Post-Surgical Advanced Practice Therapists Exclusive PDR Swiss Ball Circuit Training Program Lifestyle Modification Program Return to Work Program Proven, Optimal Outcomes www.PDRclinics.com For additional information, please call Burnsville Clinic t Edina (Southdale Clinic) t Maplewood Clinic Chanhassen Clinic t "Building Relationships... Changing Lives" 952-908-2700 Coon Rapids Clinic Physicians' Diagnostics REH AB ILIT A TI O N MDNEWS.COM s MD NEWS Twin Cities | 5